Recall Register

1996 Eldorado Elf: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1996 Eldorado Elf. The newest campaign is 96V178006. NHTSA received the report on 8 Jan 1997. The NHTSA record gives the component Seats. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 96V178006, in the NHTSA record

Isringhausen is conducting the owner notification and remedy campaign for this recall. Dealers will inspect these seats and replace the seat frame assembly.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 147 units in total.

  1. 96V178006Received . 102 units.

    Seats

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: buses equipped with isringhausen seats in the driver position. Two welds located on the back rest adjustment side of the seat frame did not meet the manufacturer's specifications.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If these welds were not to specification, back rest loads could cause the welds to fail. The back rest would disengage from the seat frame allowing loss of support to the driver's torso and possibly causing loss of control of the vehicle.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Isringhausen is conducting the owner notification and remedy campaign for this recall. Dealers will inspect these seats and replace the seat frame assembly.

    Report filed by ELDORADO NATIONAL. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 96V227001Received . 45 units.

    Suspension / Front / Control Arm / Upper Arm

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: transit buses equipped with marmon-herrington mc80b front steering axles. The left and right hand steering arms can crack and/or broken due to the manufacturing process.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If a steering arm breaks entirely, loss of steering control will occur increasing the risk of a vehicle accident.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    The steering arms will be replaced on these vehicles.

    Report filed by ELDORADO NATIONAL.

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Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19962

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 1996 Eldorado Elf: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/eldorado/elf/1996/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
15 May 2019
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
ELDORADO NATIONAL

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1996 Eldorado Elf?
147 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Eldorado Elf have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the Eldorado Elf, model year 1996. 2 of them name the 1996 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1996 Eldorado Elf open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.